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Friday, May 12, 2017

Chocolate is the best dessert one could have-ofcourse in
moderation. Dark chocolate (70-80%) is even better. Dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants,
iron and magnesium. Studies have shown that dark chocolate improves blood flow
and controls high blood pressure. In my world dark chocolate is healthy, use
good quality sugar free chocolate and you are good.

I have spoken previously about healthy chocolate barks and
why it is a great energy snack. You can see my Roasted Nuts Chocolate Bars and
Seeds Nutty Chocolate barks recipes. Today it is another way of consuming
chocolate. Heart healthy, omega rich walnuts dipped in glazy dark chocolate-a guilt
free snack.

One-quarter cup of walnuts, for instance, provides more than
100 percent of the daily recommended value of plant-based omega-3 fats, along
with high amounts of copper, manganese, molybdenum, and biotin. That’s why it
is so so so amazing to unite Dark Chocolate and Walnuts and make these.

Dark Chocolate
Walnuts, is a great idea to suffice a sweet tooth without worrying about
weight gain and it is so easy to make. I have seen recipes where vanilla
essence, walnut oil and cocoa powder is used, but I wanted to keep it as simple
as possible. Melt chocolate and coat walnuts and let it sit in the freezer. That’s
it- Could not get easier than this.

Ingredients:

1 bar/100 grams dark chocolate (70-85%)

1 cup shelled walnuts

Method:

Take a baking tray or a plate. Line it with parchment paper
or even kitchen foil will do.

Chop chocolate roughly. Melt it in microwave for 20 seconds.
You might need to do it for more 10 seconds. Make sure that chocolate doesn’t burn
and is melted properly.

Mix walnuts in melted chocolate. Coat the walnuts properly.

Spoon each walnut on the lined tray. Keep the tray in the
freezer for 10 minutes.

Remove from the sheet and store it air tight container in
the fridge.

Notes:

You can use milk chocolate or white chocolate too for this
recipe. Or you can mix all three chocolates and use.

Same can be done with any other nuts like almonds, cashews
or pistachios.